The Canon EOS R5 Mark II launch showed how popular the 5 series line continues to be, but there are a lot of us quietly waiting on Canon’s first 1 series RF mount camera in the EOS R1. The Canon EOS R1 continues to be tested professionally across the globe and more and more explorers are getting their hands on one.
I procured an EOS R1 for a weekend recently, I'm sure Canon would love that. All that did was make me more impatient for its release.
There are retailers around the globe that will be doing hands-on demos with the EOS R1 over the next few weeks. Be sure to check out your local store to see if they're going to be having one.
Midwest Photo will have a hands-on demo on October 15, 2024 at their Columbus, Ohio store.
A bit of possible bad news. A couple of sources in Europe have said they don't expect to see the EOS R1 on store shelves until December. B&H Photo is showing a November 26, 2024 ship date for the EOS R1 in the US, and its possible the USA will once again get the bigger allocation and quicker replenishement more often than other countries.
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That pattern of all those delays would make me nervous, if I was in for new gear.
And especially when I was waiting for an R1 that would make me ... at least cry.
I hope that Canon is getting those things back up to the better again. *sigh*
They didn't announce that it would be released in 2024, just that they were aiming for that.
Estimated arrival on: Tuesday, November 26
It is 1/320 for full frame or 1/400 for 1.6x crop. That being said, a 1.6x crop on a 24 MP sensor leaves you with 9 MP and this is only usable with Canon speedlites, so I don't consider that very usable.
In fact, while I stated that 1/2 power would be ‘fine’ that may not be true. But, the duration (600EX) at 1/2 power is 1/1050 s so there’s probably enough timing flexibility to fit that into a 1/400 s exposure.